Having personally used Vane, the engine behind Delete Perplexity, I can attest to its impressive focus on privacy and flexibility. Unlike cloud-based AI search tools, Vane runs directly on your own computer, ensuring that your queries and data never leave your device. This local-first approach is a game changer for users concerned about privacy. Installing Vane is straightforward, especially with Docker support. Running simple Docker commands pulls in both Vane and the underlying SearxNG search engine, which aggregates results from multiple sources while keeping your identity anonymous. This setup means you don’t rely on any one search provider and your searches remain confidential. For those preferring more control, building Vane from source is also well documented. You need to clone the GitHub repository, install dependencies, build, and run it locally. I found the documentation clear, especially for users comfortable with development environments. One key advantage is Vane’s support for multiple AI providers, including local LLMs via Ollama and cloud providers like OpenAI, Claude, and Google Gemini. This lets users mix and match models based on their needs, balancing speed and depth of answers using different smart search modes such as Speed Mode, Balanced Mode, and Quality Mode. Another useful feature is domain-specific search, letting you limit queries to specific websites or academic papers, which benefits researchers and developers alike. Plus, Vane includes handy UI widgets for instant lookups—such as weather and calculations—directly integrated into search results. I also appreciate the file upload feature, where you can upload PDFs, images, or text files and ask questions about their content, making it very useful for study or work. The saved local search history enables easy revisiting of past queries without data being exposed externally. While Vane is still actively developed, with community input shaping new additions like authentication and custom agents, it already offers a compelling privacy-first AI search alternative. For anyone cautious about surveillance or data leaks inherent in other AI search tools, running Delete Perplexity locally via Vane is an excellent solution. I recommend trying the Docker installation for quick startup and exploring its configurations to tailor the experience to your preferences.